FerlinghettI, Lawrence [1919 - 2021] — STARTING From SAN FRANCISCO

Norfolk, Connecticut: A New Directions Book, 1961. 1st edition. Black & white photographically illustrated laminated board, red lettering. Mylar wrapper. 79, [1 (blank)] pp. 33-1/3 rpm record in sleeve at back [not played by the cataloguer of this volume]. Square 8vo. 7-3/4" x 7-3/4" Ferlinghetti "was an American poet, painter, social activist and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers in San Francisco. An author of poetry, translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, and film narration, Ferlinghetti was best known for his second collection of poems, A Coney Island of the Mind [1958], which has been translated into 9 languages and sold over a million copies. Ferlinghetti achieved some noteriety for publishing Allen Ginsberg's influential collection Howl and Other Poems [1956].". General wear & soiling to covers. Abrasion to front paste-down [bpt removal?]. A VG copy.